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Emma Danks

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Emma Danks is head of our UK Corporate group, co-head of our international Corporate group and a member of the UK Executive Board. She is recognised as one of the UK’s leading private equity lawyers and is described by clients as bright, commercial, and solutions focused. Emma is well known for her work with private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, having acted on a wide range of leveraged buyouts and related transactions. She also frequently advises private equity backed management teams on buyout transactions and equity plans.

Emma also has specific life sciences and healthcare expertise, having acted for several companies active in these sectors on buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions (both share sale transactions and product divestments), as well as PE sponsors investing in these sectors.

Emma was listed in The Lawyer's Hot 100 for 2018, and in the Legal Business feature on the City's female deal stars. Her team’s buyout expertise was recently recognised when they were named Private Equity Team of the Year at the British Legal Awards.

Expertise

Rechtsgebiete und Gruppen

Gesellschaftsrecht/ M&A & Kapitalmärkte
Private Equity
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG)
Mergers & Acquisitions & Joint Ventures
Gesellschaftsrecht
Buy-in & Buy-out Transaktionen
Cross-border Strukturierungen für neue Fonds & Investment Vehikel
Exit Strategien (Private Equity)
Fondsstrukturierungen
Managementbeteiligungen
Öffentliche & private Transaktionen
M&A

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Technologie-, Medien & Kommunikationsrecht
Konsumgüter & Einzelhandel
Real Estate, Infrastructure & Energy
Life Sciences & Healthcare

CV

Since 2023 Member of the UK Executive Board, Taylor Wessing
Since 2019 Head of UK Corporate Group and Co-head of the International Corporate group, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2023 Head of the Private Equity group, Taylor Wessing
Since 2010 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2010 Senior Associate, Clifford Chance
2001 - 2006 Associate, Clifford Chance
1999 - 2001 Trainee, Clifford Chance
2001 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1998 CPE and LPC, College of Law, Guildford
1996 MA Hons Newnham College, University of Cambridge

Karriere

Since 2023 Member of the UK Executive Board, Taylor Wessing
Since 2019 Head of UK Corporate Group and Co-head of the International Corporate group, Taylor Wessing
2017 - 2023 Head of the Private Equity group, Taylor Wessing
Since 2010 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2006 - 2010 Senior Associate, Clifford Chance
2001 - 2006 Associate, Clifford Chance
1999 - 2001 Trainee, Clifford Chance

Ausbildung

2001 Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
1998 CPE and LPC, College of Law, Guildford
1996 MA Hons Newnham College, University of Cambridge

Publikationen

Private Equity Exits “A Practical Analysis", October 2011 and re-issued in 2021
PLC Cross Border Private Equity Handbook, 2010

Mitgliedschaften

Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society

Awards

Legal 500 UK 2025

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Leading partner

Legal 500 UK 2025

Hall of fame

Chambers and Partners UK 2024

Private Equity buyouts (up to £500 million) - Band 1: “Emma is insightful adept and judicious.”

Chambers and Partners UK 2023

Private Equity (buyouts, mid market) - Band 1: Emma Danks exhibits a strong command of private equity buyouts and ancillary transactions on behalf of sponsors and their portfolio companies. She heads the firm's private equity practice and is co-head of its global corporate group. "Emma came recommended by a previous client and very much lived up to the billing, as well as being a very pleasant person to deal with."

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M&A (lower mid-market deals, £50 million-£500 million) - Leading Individual: The practice is co-chaired by Emma Danks, a leading private equity specialist.

Private equity (transactions – mid-tier – up to £250million) - Hall of Fame: "Emma Danks has demonstrated a deep understanding and keen eye for potential issues in all of the work streams." and "leads the ‘highly collaborative’ team and is regarded as a highly experienced dealmaker in the PE space with a ‘keen eye for potential issues."

Private Equity: Buyouts - Mid Market: "Emma Danks exhibits a strong command of private equity buyouts and ancillary transactions on behalf of sponsors and their portfolio companies. She heads the firm's private equity practice and is co-head of its global corporate group."

Private equity transactions – mid-tier – up to £250m (Leading individual)

M&A - lower mid-market deals, £50m-£500m (Leading individual)

Corporate team of the year - work with Affirma Capital, coordinating a multi-faceted cross-border private equity transaction

Notable practitioner: Private equity, M&A (UK)

Private Equity Team of the Year (Transactional) - Affirma Capital on the acquisition of Standard Chartered's private equity business for GPB790m

Leading individual - Private Equity: Buyouts: Mid-Market (Band 3): Emma Danks heads the firm's private equity team and is sought after by domestic and international houses, and their portfolio companies, to assist in a range of transactions. A client says: "Emma is good at thinking through what protections you need, how to approach things and thinking through to solutions."

Leading individual - Private Equity: Venture Capital Investment (Band 3)

Leading individual - Corporate and commercial: M&A: mid-market deals, £50m-£500m

Leading individual - Corporate and commercial: Private equity: transactions

Named as one of the top 100 lawyers in the UK

Leading individual - Private Equity (Buyouts) (Band 4): Emma Danks "goes the extra mile" for her clients, which include both corporates and leading private equity houses. Her practice encompasses M&A work, LBOs, MBOs and work for investee companies.

Experience

Advising Chambers in £400 million sale to Abry Partners

We have advised the management team of Chambers and Partners on the sale of Inflexion's investment in the firm to Abry Partners, a leading middle market private equity firm headquartered in North America.

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Bridgepoint Growth

Advised Bridgepoint Growth on various transactions including the investment in De Havilland (and subsequent bolt-on of Forefront Advisers) and the investment and subsequent exit from one.network.

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Numerous Management Teams

Advised many management teams on their respective buyouts including Chambers Global (backed by Abry), United Living (backed by Apollo), Theramex (backed by Carlyle and PAI) and RoadChef (backed by Macquarie).

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Inflexion

Advised Inflexion on their investment into Upperton Pharma Solutions.

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ATL Technology

Advised ATL Technology (backed by US PE fund Endeavour) on its acquisition of the manufacturing operations of Gyrus Medical Limited.

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Glenmark Pharma on the sale of its portfolio of CNS products in Poland to Neuraxpharm

Advised Glenmark Pharma on its divestment of its CNS business in Poland including its portfolio of generics and branded generics products and the transfer of its commercial team in Poland to private equity backed Neuraxpharm, a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the treatment of CNS disorders.

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